Nov. 24, 2023 | View as webpage

Girders installed for new Cornelius Pass Road bridge

Trucks could be seen carrying giant girders, as long as the Washington Monument is tall, through Portland and Hillsboro early Tuesday morning.

Eight of these reinforced concrete girders have been installed for a new Cornelius Pass Road bridge at Butternut Creek. The new bridge connects two sections of Cornelius Pass Road, built as part of the South Hillsboro development project.

Each girder is 178 feet long and 95 inches tall, making them the tallest bridge girders used in Washington County. This will be one of the longest single-span bridges in the County.

Nine more girders are scheduled for installation next week. Each girder is shipped from Tacoma by truck, making a 198-foot-long, 305,000-pound load. The girders are fitted on special rubber pads and connected with a durable concrete to create an earthquake-resilient bridge.

A pedestrian bridge will be suspended from the bridge, over Butternut Creek, connecting pedestrian paths through South Hillsboro. The trail is part of Metro’s regional trail system.

The Cornelius Pass Road Bridge Over Butternut Creek Project is paid for through a collaboration between Washington County, the city of Hillsboro and the South Hillsboro developers. Construction continues through spring 2024.

Neighborhood meetings, required for many Washington County development applications, can be held online temporarily as per the COVID-19 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Supplement.

Dec. 4: Proposed 18-lot subdivision

At 7 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here). The site is 0.94 acre in the R-9 District (Residential, 7-9 units per acre) and is located at 17370 SW Blanton St. Contact Ryan O'Brien, Planning & Land Design LLC, at 503-780-4601 or ryanobrien1@frontier.com.

District 1; CPO 6

Dec. 7: Proposed 2-lot partition

At 6:30 p.m. in the Cedar Mill Library Elm Room. The site is 0.7 acre in the R-5 District (Residential, 4-5 units per acre) and is located at 10225 Lee St. Contact Steven Farnsworth, Roadway Engineering, Inc., at 971-363-7022 or roadengr@comcast.net.

District 2; CPO 1

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